MBChB (UP) | Dip For Med (SA) Path | MMed (Forens Med) (UFS) | FC For Path (SA)
Specialist Forensic Pathologist and Senior LecturerDivision of Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University

Dr Zandré Smith is a Specialist Forensic Pathologist and Senior Lecturer in the Division of Forensic Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. He also serves as a full-time pracademic (practical academic) specialist within the Western Cape Government: Department of Health and Wellness, Forensic Pathology Services.

His professional and academic work lies at the intersection of forensic pathology, research, and higher education. Dr Smith’s research interests encompass forensic adolescent deaths, forensic medical sciences, forensic radiology, the anatomical and physiological foundations of forensic pathology. He has a particular interest in forensic histopathology, traumatology, toxicology, radiology, anthropology, forensic epidemiology, bioethics, and medical law.

Dr Smith is passionate about academic training and mentorship, actively involved in the education and supervision of registrars (MMed students), BSc (Honours), MSc, and MBChB students. His research is primarily focused on improving the understanding of death patterns in adolescents, refining the application of imaging and histopathology in post-mortem investigations, and strengthening evidence-based approaches within the medico-legal system.

He has published in several peer-reviewed international journals, including Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, Forensic Imaging, Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, and the International Journal of Legal Medicine.

Dr Smith continues to contribute to both local and international forensic pathology discourse through active research collaboration, supervision, and conference participation.